Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-26

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COMMITTEES had besn called taeetAeF,
and had held several meetinas. wishoui
being able as Ye1 90 azree. He was net
esrtain that Il wo0ld be pEopeF for him
% state Wha1 the dideEenoes we're.
There wns soma prospect. however, that
| In e0De shape there would Be an early
agreement The differences seemed 20
- radical. They seemed 10 Be dsing
Substantially nothing. ahoaRh there had
been talk Of appF0priating i've OF six
million dollars % begin work. He
thoaeht that Il the Conferences Ocmmit-
tee could BE induced 10 establish new
barean for the purpo1e Of executine the
lau, q good dsai Of the difhonity could
be got over.
Ths confersnea report on The Army
Appropriations bill was then agreed 90.
Tke following IL the taxi Of the pro-
posed amendment 20 the right Of eiti-
zsns Of the United States 70 vete: The
right 10 vote shall not be denied or
abridged By the United States. or b any
State, ON account Of sex. Congress shall
have peusr. By appropriate legislative
action. 70 enfcrcs the proviaisns OF this
article
Brown addressed the Senate In oppo-
sition. He said woman nov exercised
an imperceptihle influence IN public ar
fairs, much greater than she could II
female suffrage we're enacted. Il might
be q qualification 10 q small minority Of
women, bat Il would be cruelty TO the
large majority Of them. The most
Ignorant and lees refined poEtion Of the
female population 10 say nothing Of
the fewer class would hoak 70 the
polls, while refined, intelligent and viz
fusus women would stay at home. Thus
there would be 4 vast propenoerancs Of
ignorance and wise at the polls.
Dolph favored the resolution. The
stage Of ridicule Of the movement vas
passed. This resolution might not pass.
but the time vas not far distant in every
State and Territory when women woald |
Be admitted 10 an equal voioa in the
Gsvernment, whether the Federal con- |
stitution be amended or not. No meas |
urs involving such radical changes In |
society had made such great aroeEess a. |
the wemaa suffrage movement, since |
the first convention IN favor Of Il vas /
held in l8fS, At Seneca Falls, New York. |
Eustis inquired Of Dolph whether be
did not think II woman had ths right Of /
suffrage, shs also ought TO be required
TO serve on juFies?
Dolph said that did not necessarily
follow. There Was no connection be-
tween Jury service and the right Of suf-
iraGe, cut in Washington Territory,
who're women had the right Of suffrage.
hey also served on iuFies, and 10 the
zreat satisfaction Of judges and lawyers.
Eustis understood that under all Stake
ava those duties were considered Co
He asked whether it was q
leoent spectacle 70 take q mother from
her nursing infant. and keep her up all
lieht sitting on Jury
Dolph replied that there was nothing /
% that suggestion, because no woman
zndeg such circumstances would be re-
luired 10 serve on jury. In conclu-
hon, he said "Gsd speed the day
Rhen not snly in all States and Terri
ories, bat everywhere, women shall be-
lore the law be freed from the shaokles
'iveted on her By tyranny and by iRno-
'ance, not only in relation TO suffrage
,ut in relation TO every other rioht."
Vest spoke in 0ppositioR TO the woman
IuffraQa resolution. The vote was then
aiken, and the resolution vas rejected.
leas Is, nays 81, ~ follows: Yeas
Blair, Bowen, Oheney, CongeF. Oullom,
)olph, Farwell, Hoar, MandsFson,
Mitchell OF Pennsylvania, Mitchell Of
oregon, Palmer, PIatt, sherman. Teller,
wilson Of IoWa-16.
Nays = Beck, Berry, Blackburn,
Brown, Gall, Cockrell, Coke, Oolquitt,
sastis, EyaTts, George, Gray, Hampton,
Harris, Hawley, Ingalls,, Jones, Of
Nevada, Mcmillan, McPherson. Ma
lone, Morgan, Morrill,, Payne, Pugh,
salisbury, Sawyer, SeWell, SpooneE,
Vance, Vest, Wsithall, Whithom, VIII.
Jams, Wilson, Of Maryland, 81.
On motion Of Malone bills for public
were taken from the calendar
md passed az follows:
To complete q building ct Santa Fe,
7. NJ, not 70 exceed $50. .l4S; appFopri.
.tinR $4,000 for Los Angeles build
ne; az Charleston, b. O., not - exceed
el00,0 900 for q site and 100000 for q
for Jefferson, Texas, not to
Ixceed sc, 900 for site and building.
Beck gave notice that be would TO-
neErow call up the Railroad Attorney
Bill.
The Senate then adiOurnsnd.
The mouSe.
Turner, Of Georgia, called up the
Rhode Island contested election case Of
eayns VI. Pierce. The majority feso-
ution declared the ssat vacant, while
be minority resolution confirms the
light Of Pierce TO the seas. The ma
ofity resolution was agreed 20; yeas
30, nays 50.
MF. Hatch. sf Missouri, repsrted the
Agricultural Appropriation bill, and Il
vas reported 20 the Committee Of the
whole.